6 Overpowered Weapons in Mount and Blade Warband

At first there was the Pew pew of the masterwork strong bow, but really I am all about the WAR CLEAVER. This video will show you all you need to know about the biggest best weapons in Mount and Blade.
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[@bellidrael7457]

Overhead Swing Overhead Swing Overhead Swing Overhead Swing Overhead Swing Overhead Swing This, my children, is how you win a siege.

[@mrfreeland123]

Some questions from the Rhodok sharpshooters in the audience....

[@obnoxiousbrit6875]

@@mrfreeland123 *loads crossbows simultaneously* “There’s another way”

[@obnoxiousbrit6875]

@Chilzz Tethus *proceeds to shove crossbow and bolts into the oppenents asses

[@obnoxiousbrit6875]

@Chilzz Tethus *grabs staff to hold asscheeks apart*

[@XxanyvidsxX]

@@obnoxiousbrit6875 ok

[@eduardoborges506]

All this weapons are only OP if you are playing on a low dificulty level , play at a decent dificulty level and if you even attempt to use a 2 handed in a horse againt a decent army , you are the one who is going to get rekt , specialy if the enemy has archers. Everything is OP when ur playing on low dificulty...

[@MercerTSG]

+Eduardo Borges I normally play on like a 102% difficulty level and with decent armor and the kiting, I can take out 30+ good archers on horse back with a two-hander. It's really not that difficult if you run parallel to the archers and take a swipe at them when they start to knock their arrows.

[@eduardoborges506]

Mercer3162 do you play vanila mount and blade? Or do you use mods?

[@MercerTSG]

Both.

[@eduardoborges506]

Mercer3162 i find vanila to be easier than most of the mods i have tried , there are some mods that have a nice hardcore experience , and you cant realy use some of those weapons as effective as in the video. A new dawn , anno domini are just some i remember right now , but there are plenty of others that increase the game dificulty.

[@MercerTSG]

I agree. I remember Prophesy of Pendor and Native Expansion had some ridiculous ass archers. The Nolder and the Ivory Sentinels/Archers. They where a pain to either take out or befriend.

[@Aynshtaynn]

I love morningstar, goes through blocks and 1-handed (Or two). Cool enough I'm disappointed no one's talking about morningstar. By the way, DAMN CHEATER!!!

[@Aynshtaynn]

Dunno. I prefer to use weapons with the ability to crush through blocks

[@mbchudno]

+Arda Anıl Ergin try using Military Pick...

[@skagerrack8638]

+Arda Anıl Ergin (Aynshtaynn) imo Morningstar is the best weapon. since it is one-handed, has decent range and does pierce-damage(p)

[@skagerrack8638]

+mbchudno Morgningstar is like an upgraded version of the Military Pick

[@KozhiNize]

+Fry The Brain are you fucking serious?

[@robin6469]

The best weapon has to be the military fork

[@Destroyer-hi7zt]

I cant breath. Ur killing me

[@slothsong080]

All I saw was War Cleaver and War Cleaver part 2.

[@kuma977]

+Tony Gregory War Cleaver is love, War Cleaver is life.

[@xBeauGaming]

+kuma977 Cold hard facts

[@Bluemangrup]

+Jugenmujugenmugokono Sedegakaisadeasensu Multiplayer mode is basically just custom battles

[@Bluemangrup]

***** Custom as in you choose what armies you use and army sizes, etc, but you donèt get a campaign. However, a friend told me about a mod that allows someone to take control of a character in the battle

[@Bluemangrup]

***** Yea. It would be cool. Kai could be the seccond player. Haha

[@TheHalz]

0:32 "Less talking, more raiding". Perfect timing.

[@cipher88101]

6:36 "Whadda u gpnna do? wiff - urghghhhh" LOL

[@saulusje]

I know this is late, but the Heavy Morning star should've been on this. It does 109 or more damage to troops, it's crazy!

[@AleemTahir001]

you are not late bro i am also start playing it just 2 days ago

[@shiaeliminator6484]

Really? I have to get that.

[@rubberdingrapidz2592]

Where do you get it from?

[@SanthoshKumar-ty2le]

You are right but Heavy Morning stars is slower than regular morning star it has high attack (40) if you strike your morning star on enemies head it deals more damage that regular 40 damage sometimes it goes to 96 damage

[@bizybliztaverage9414]

I got it once but I liked the spiked axe better, it looks cool and is fast, still try it out on lord's when I meet them

[@Sponska]

I have never played this game and everyone in the comments is talking like super nerdy shit. And I love it when a game is able to do that. I need to play this!

[@kabsatsam2730]

Me 2

[@connormurray1094]

hes been sucked in like we have since he made this comment

[@pablogats4627]

now you're a nerdy fuck too just like us!

[@pitedapollo6175]

It seals for cheap on sales

[@danielricardo8544]

Legend has it he is still on warband till this day

[@couchpotatoe91]

man, nobody told this guy that twohanded weapons do reduced damage when used on horseback...

[@erichiguera]

+M. Vipsanius Agrippa WHAT?!?!?! *head explodes*

[@OchaFauzan01]

if you swing the 2h weapons while riding fast on horseback actually you will get higher damage as there will be speed bonus applied

[@ignex3810]

@M. Vipsanius Agrippa My world just exploded

[@fieldy409]

U wot m8?

[@user-gl8il3yc6o]

tom dalen

[@expertpoods5831]

"Best part about the hammer is that it knocks em out and the good thing about that is you get to keep him" very well said beau

[@ballzofsatan4024]

1 questions Why do you turn into batman when holding the war cleaver?

[@xBeauGaming]

+BallzOfSatan because I'm batman...

[@Davoda2]

This game is kind of "realistic" yes the armors doesnt work like that in real life and irl they had the martial arts but the crossbow is way way less powerful than a bow... (a medieval crossbow)

[@dunnoboah]

you should really do batman plays

[@Davoda2]

Afonso Gonçalves ? who did you say it to?

[@dunnoboah]

Davoda 1 to xbeau

[@DivShadow]

I really like the light lance more than the great lance. It stabs really fast and dismounts lords in one couched run had to rush to King Harlus's aid with 120 against over 400. In the end I was alone running circles around a bait ball of over 50 men just picking them off with one hit stabs without ever having to slow down.

[@m.a.packer5450]

Bastard sword is my personal favorite. Feels easy to hit things and I can usually one-shot anyone with it. Second would be the bardiche because it wrecks shields and has high base damage

[@juicypepper3760]

also bastard swords acts either one or two handed weapon. Good dmg for one hand while wearing a champion shield , userful for castle raids.

[@nonverbalshoe1844]

I prefer the Masterwork War Bow over the Masterwork Strong Bow any day because it does about 5 extra damage(at power draw 10) without sacrificing too much speed and you can make that up for with your bow skill, and the projectiles travel faster, and it has higher damage per second, in fact a Masterwork War Bow outclasses a Masterwork Siege Crossbow in damage per shot at power draw 10 and is only 0.2 damage behind a Masterwork Siege Crossbow at power draw 9 and can be used on horseback + it fires so much faster + is less than half the weight of a Masterwork Siege Crossbow. Give the Masterwork War Bow a shot(pun intended) you might love it.

[@ArabicYeti]

I was thinking: He better include the Great Hammer. That's my favourite weapon, NOBODY can stand in the way. Block? NOPE. Shield? 1 hit no shield. 1 hit no face.

[@lonle6506]

I know a hammer with 201 base dmg

[@Alex-uk6bw]

+lage viklund what is it?

[@lonle6506]

AbsolClient i accidently deleted my saves but its a two handed long warhammer

[@Alex-uk6bw]

lage viklund o cool tanks

[@dylgamesh2848]

I use the Morningstar that lets you switch between two handed and 1-hand & shield

[@MrSammotube]

The war cleaver is good and looks awesome too! Great/heavy Bardiche is worth a mention as it does 52+ and goes through blocks with good reach too.

[@manwithaplan7510]

Sword of war is better

[@juicypepper3760]

7 years but it doesn't goes through blocks, it adds effectivity against shields.

[@Pk-yi3wx]

1.warcleaver 2.warcleaver 3.warcleaver 4.warcleaver 5.warcleaver 6.warcleaver

[@xBeauGaming]

I don't oppose this list....

[@corey2444]

Where does one find the War Cleaver?

[@Pk-yi3wx]

The Conspiracy You buy it even tho its extremely expensive

[@corey2444]

Pk41 Do you have to be a certain level because I can only find rusty war cleavers?

[@Pk-yi3wx]

The Conspiracy Yea i believe lvl 40 or something.

[@Xios505]

Painful to watch.

[@Drolgh101]

13:25 "BOOM!" - Delivered 0 Damage - "OH YEAH!"

[@winfieldjarvis3092]

Ikr, ever tried a great bardiche brah?

[@olli739]

How?

[@cigarpringles1890]

Especially the fact that he is playing on like 50 -70% difficulty

[@Snikkii15]

Best one handed? I'm using the heavy bastard sword

[@jucalebre7540]

Elite Scimitar is the best one I found so far

[@JoseLuis-xx8vl]

+Renton Thurston a masterwork bastard sword

[@BrigadierBill]

+Juca Lebre My favorite thing about scimitars, is that I can't thrust with them by accident...

[@jucalebre7540]

Yes, thats why I use them xD

[@kingjonstarkgeryan8573]

I named mine Longclaw.

[@Benjaminy2k]

I disagree with you on the lance. I prefer a light lance because the poke on a light lance actually does reasonable damage, and if you've got decent riding skill and a good horse you can still do enormous damage by couching the lance. 200 damage on the charge sounds very impressive, but unless you're trying to kill a horse or break a shield it's a lot of overkill damage that doesn't help you even though you sacrifice utility for it.

[@SocratesOnFire7]

You're totally right, the only use for a great lance is to out-reach pikes and other cavalry, which is often not necessary (and a good player is still better off with the light lance).

[@robrox1538]

This, great lance is just for jousting tourneys for me!

[@poryg5350]

Actually, great lance pokes well too. Maybe not at first, but once you get to 240 weapon profeciency, which is easy with a lance, it's a new story. I just go forward, couch, kill one and then since I can't couch, I stab. Stab here, stab there, one shot - one kill. Jousting lance sucks though, 19b is too little. But great lance? Perfect on the battlefield for me. As time progresses, I couch less and less... And I kill horses of those lancers that dare to go after me without risk of being killed.

[@poryg5350]

Also you don't need good riding skill to use it well, the first thing I hone the most is lv 5 riding. With hunter and lv 5 riding I can stay for a while until I decide to increase my riding to 7 or 8 and go for a heavier horse. There's one huge pitfall to great lance though and that is that it's completely useless on the ground.

[@thongnguyenngoc5767]

Seems like you guys are all pro butterlords here, can I ask some questions? 1. I'm using a military fork, is that okay? Seems fine to me. 2.What do you do with prisoners in castles? Do I keep them or sell them? Do they create revenue if you keep them there?

[@davidahmad4317]

If i remember correctly, I think I once owned this one really good weapon, the Heavy Great Long Axe, it did 1 hit kills almost all the time.

[@SocratesOnFire7]

Yep, and it's very fast compared to other heavy two-handed weapons (if you use it as a polearm).

[@tinyspacepeople9384]

yep. if you take it horseback, and get in a good full swing it shatters a lot of things

[@Petq011]

all you need to oneshot most of the units is 60 damage. and some on the "harder" side are with like what? 66HP?

[@noticedruid4985]

I know right the great long axe is so amazing my weapon of choice. Just cleave through people, but it's kinda required though on horse back you always always need a lance.

[@traveller89]

if you play it right, you can one shot horses too. i love charging at a lord and instead of aiming for them, i cut their horse right down. then play with the lord

[@khaorix2667]

BOI... You ain't seen nothing yet. Bardiche. Heavy Great Long axe. Morningstar. And Swadian Knight spam. That's the most powerful weapon of all.

[@randomblacktemplar738]

and Nord huscarl with rhodok sharpshooter

[@bizybliztaverage9414]

I really like Nerds and Virgins troops but I love sergeants

[@bryanlatham4508]

I'll switch up my infantry and archers based on who I'm fighting but yea. Can't go wrong with a wave of mounted death

[@elsasslotharingen7507]

Just imagine how powerful the pommel of the Masterwork Great Sword is! Using it you can end anyone rightly!

[@bigphil2695]

I usually go in with my fists!

[@ignex3810]

WHY!? Why do people do that? It makes fookin 0 damage!!!

[@zenkai6360]

not if he cheats.

[@johnson1257]

BALANCED ELITE SCIMITAR

[@methyllithium323]

I prefer kicking

[@tommygunengineer9184]

ONE PUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNCHH

[@melkisedeck]

"Awwwww yeaaaahhhh" + Bass Sound = 70's adult movie's

[@SsilverD]

I can't wait for M&B BANNERLORD WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@RPclone]

+Eduardo Borges So your grandchild has money to buy one for you to bury along :D

[@thekaiseriswiser4451]

+Hypercharge Just remember to have less typing and more raiding >:)

[@hqrmony5051]

LESS WAITING, MORE PLAYING!

[@LennySKX]

Hypercharge WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO M8 :D

[@purpleguy5226]

The Kaiser is wiser I WILL DRINK FROM YOUR SKULL

[@HollowBagel]

I dunno, man. My favorite weapon by far is the Great Long Axe. Put a few in power strike, and it one shots almost any enemy unit. Horses and lords, too. It's also a polearm, as well as a two handed. If it wasn't already obvious, it can also crush shields and break blocks.

[@poryg5350]

Bill Ńo, great long axe cannot crush through blocks. But it has bonus damage against shields and its reach is perfect against enemy lancers, swing a side strike at their horse and not even their couched lance can save them. They fall, then an overhead attack finishes them.

[@Wayhowen]

As a WB veteran I will tell you that you shouldn't just look at the damage or speed. It is all about your style of fighting, you can win using a dagger vs that clever if you know how to!

[@michaeledmunds1767]

+Wayhowen This is a video about the weapons, not fighting styles.

[@Wayhowen]

+Michael Edmunds I know it but there's no such thing as overpowered weapon in Warband due to fighting mechanics.

[@VRichardsn]

+Wayhowen Exactly this.

[@skankhunts42]

How many hours on the game you got?

[@Madru]

+Wake up sheeple 2016 :3 True

[@dominikmagnus]

How about Great Long Axe? It's a killing machine! No wonder Jarls use it...

[@isaacpham1311]

agreed

[@thefrenchiestfry5495]

Yea i was wondering the same its fucking amazing

[@Mr.Ford3350]

Dominik Magnus The Heavy version is the best weapon in the game, no contest.

[@DarkTemplarlord]

Yea an you can use it on horse and swing it if you press x

[@peterathanasopoulos2274]

Great long axe is tough, tbh

[@edwarddundon-smith9059]

Thanks man ur videos actually made me able to enjoy warband

[@lukejohnson7439]

I like myself a basic balanced spear. good speed(100+), good reach(good against Calvary),can be used with or without shield(more protection against ranged troops), easy to use mounted(new players may find it hard to hit with a sword while mounted), and most importantly, its easy to obtain(very cheap in shop and often droped by bandits). The only potential problem I see is its mediocre damage going againts shielded enemies which could be easily overcomed be mounting up and letting your horse and momentum do the work.

[@supermeuhmeuh]

you look at the raw damage too much but don't understand the mechanics behind it. As such, bow has lowest damage on the weapon but your character gets bow damage whereas with crossbows you don't. For melee weapon, if you want to kill actual troops, not just shitty hobos you want to forget about cutting weapons pretty much : use blunt or pierce weapons against armored guys. A balanced military pick/scythe/hammer will outperform everything you mentioned (except the siege crossbow) against actual troops

[@supermeuhmeuh]

i guess we're not playing the same warband then. The damage he does with his 2hander is the same i'm doing with my 1h balanced military pick

[@supermeuhmeuh]

"The armor of the target reduces the damage that is inflicted. After factoring in your weapon’s rating, your skills, and the speed of impact, the game produces a number which is referred to as your “base” damage. Armor reduces this damage by a random factor of between one half and its full rating against cutting damage, while this is further reduced to between one quarter and one half versus piercing or blunt damage. For example, armor with a rating of 20 can block between 10 and 20 points of cutting damage, or between 5 and 10 points of piercing or blunt damage. Apart from directly subtracting some damage, armor also reduces the damage by a percentage." taken from the game's manual, page 46, found here : cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/22100/manuals/manual_english.pdf?t=1447351525

[@shadowblade15035]

does a morningstar apply to this?

[@supermeuhmeuh]

if i remember well morningstar is pierce type but maybe it's blunt. Either way it's good against armor. To see what type of damage is inflicted, check the letter next to the damage value : for example Xc is cutting, Xb is blunt and Xp is piercing. Many weapons inflict a different damage type depending on whether you swing or thrust, in that case it will be something like "36c swing, 28p thrust". hope that helps

[@stupidburp]

Morningstar does pierce damage. This makes it slightly worse for armor penetration than the two handed iron maces but the fact that you have the option to use a shield with it is helpful. The down side is that using any 1H/2H weapon in one hand gives you a large damage and speed penalty. Overall it is still a good weapon. It is especially useful when mounted as the movement speed damage bonus will help to counteract the one handed damage penalty. It is a bit long and unwieldy to try to use in close quarters.

[@glointurn1477]

I use the heavy great long axe as a two handed.

[@peterathanasopoulos2274]

That's tough

[@Superintendent_ChaImers]

The war cleaver is "ok" but the problem is, on higher difficulties, two handed weapons will just get you killed. I found the best weapons to be the polearms when used right, 1 light lance, 2 steel shields and a bag of throwing spears. Keep one of the throwing spears as a melee weapon if they get too close. The shields protect you from ranged fire.

[@juns4464]

+Nunya Bidness SPEARS, WAY OF THE SPARTAN - That's probably for pros, but I somehow like the old usual one-on-one 'Gladiator' play style and use a 1 -handed axe, any strong shield and a good bow. It's quite multi-purpose.

[@Superintendent_ChaImers]

+Junaidi Syahmi Not the way of the spartan. It's just the best way late game. With a high moving speed, you are very light on your feet. Each thrust of the spear delivers devastating damage due to the speed bonus, even more so. You are pretty much a cavalry's worst nightmare. Plus with the throwing skill worked up you have a nearly unlimited supply of ammo when fighting the likes of Nords and Sarranids. The spear and shield was a very popular method of gladiator fighting. That and spartans were quite heavily armored for their day, mine is very lightly armored and depends on the shield and evasion to avoid attacks and ranged weapons. No need for blunt weapons either since you can switch the shield out and use overhead swings of the spear for those. Plus, with a high polearm damage speed, you can use a poleaxe and deliver devastating hits to even the strongest shields. Specially Rhodoks.

[@juns4464]

Nunya Bidness Thx for the advice, u typed like 25 lines tho lol

[@Superintendent_ChaImers]

+Junaidi Syahmi I needed something to do while I traveled from Sargoth to Shariz...

[@juns4464]

Lol, time killer typing?

[@jakeprice4313]

Lol... I'm so glad I found you. I bought this game three days ago and I already have played for 47 hours.... thanks, man. Keep up the great work!

[@xBeauGaming]

Glad to help buddy and enjoy

[@wonderboy4993]

Wow! Get out of the house much?

[@peterathanasopoulos2274]

Go outside, fucking troll lmao

[@notmeee496]

A note for starters, if it’s your first time playing the game make sure you spend all your points on strength and upgrade strike power and when u can afford it get the masterwork great sword, make sure to spend your points on 2 handed weapons

[@saintjiubtheeradicator]

I'd suggest some sort of two handed masterwork axe for the bonus on shields

[@GamesInLTU]

Just a disclaimer. You do lots of damage by poking with the lance if you have speed. Almost the same thing as using the weapon mode.

[@carterbarnett4734]

The Masterworks Great Sword is also a beautiful piece of work for sieges. Overhead strikes all day will break through any defensive line.

[@RocketHarry865]

I find Military Hammers, Balanced Military Picks and Iron War Axes to be really good as they are an excellent balance of reach (short enough to be effective in really close up quarter battles, yet long enough to be used on horse back), damage, armour piercing and speed.

[@emw989]

Lmao, the only time your commentary has any emotion at all is when your jizzing over the damage your weapons are doing

[@arranroberts1463]

Ni Hao Calvin perfectly balanced, as all things should be

[@greasyflab3180]

Lol, ikr, he's all like " oh yeah" "Omg yes yes yes" "Omg this hits so hard"

[@DRako-nr4rj]

Swadian Knight is OP

[@omary5439]

I only have 210

[@peterathanasopoulos2274]

I DON'T CARE, SWADIAN KNIGHT IS THE GEEK!!!

[@superlawyer4532]

Swadian Knights are feared throughout all of calradia

[@kubajcz]

@@superlawyer4532 but rhodok sharpshooter is the most feared ranged in caldaria and can destroy almost everyone before the swadian cavalry arrives to rhodok sharpshooters 😉

[@kirwitch8236]

Oh yeah?

[@omarigadlinsr]

Great video showing the weapon locations would be awesome.

[@yancycliff1766]

Awesome videos bro!

[@viciouspen]

"oops this guy doesn't have decent archery so I can't hit anything" "this is a really bad map to show you the lance" .....this is your job basically and you haven't heard of editting? Maybe, i don't know, do more than one fucking take and pick the one that works best so we don't have to watch you flounder boringly

[@dcs3395]

I was thinking the same thing

[@Christian-oi7sd]

calm down

[@cleverusername8242]

God forbid the privileged american child have to skip a few minutes on a video or endure lounging on his comfy chair and having to watch a video... This was made in 2015 anyway

[@floridamadagascarexoticzoo]

Ayeee this fight is alittle to late

[@cleverusername8242]

Dylan Schultz Hooray I triggered somebody today over an internet comment. Job done.

[@DavidTheAwesome]

Why no masterwork heavy bastard sword?

[@rubyermeat4145]

true ! logically speaking yeah , i usually preserve my money to buy a spirited courser and a tempered war cleaver , that way i'll not be at the mercy of nobody ! in sieges i add a shield alone just to fend off the rain of arrow at first

[@rubyermeat4145]

***** true ! 99 % i use a greatsword but in sieges , how are you going to fend the rain of arrows :) ?

[@larsdiederiks]

bullshit, shields are for blocking arrows in 99% of the battles

[@thomask9733]

+LoonyyyWSMN True, i loved my bastard sword and my huscarl shield. I always switched back to them.

[@simondean8213]

+Thomas K Same

[@robertwildschwein7207]

Nostaligic video. Love the hammer too.

[@hideshisface1886]

2handed weapons will usually get you killed on higher difficulties if you have no backup 1h/board option. Morningstar? 1h/2h - very good damage, piercing. Crushes through blocks, reasonable reach for this type of weapon. The only problem is that it is unbalanced, making it somewhat awkward if you need to quickly block or fight with opponents with faster weapons. Heavy Bastard sword - along with Morningstar - THE most versatile weapon in the game - 1h/2h, good damage and reach. Decent speed. The only problem is the thrust, which is awkward. Elite scimitar - good reach, reasonable damage, amazing speed - only cutting attacks, so no awkward poking attack - the best simple cutting weapon, no contest. Hafted Blade - a polearm with a swinging attack while on horseback - awesome. Light lance - it may not have the reach of heavier versions, but it is not completely useless while simply poking. It will still one-shot pretty much everything when couched anyway. Military hammer and spiked mace - preference choice really - both are probably the best one-handed melee blunt weapons - blisteringly fast, good in tight melee and amazing for taking prisoners thanks to speed alone. Bardiche - like a long axe, but without the awkward poking attack. Simple, convenient weapon. Bows - Masterwork War Bow or Strong Bow - amazing damage, but the problem with bows is that they require a pretty heavy point investment, so yeah... While technically they are overpowered, they directly make your character less useful in other fields. Siege crossbow - good damage, accurate - perfect for headshots - perhaps the best weapon for siege offence. Despite huge damage it still needs 2 bolts to kill heavier enemy units, unless you go for headshots - so the benefits between this and other crossbows are not that great - that is a thing to consider. I will have to do some more testing, because lighter crossbows may actually be more optimal in player's hands, if we consider this.

[@aceichner]

So many haters in the comments, WTF. I'm going to go watch their M&B videos. Well, I'm back. And strangely enough, did not find a single video.

[@MlokLik]

*when you're fighting rhodoks at a plain field and you have a SHIT ton of cavalry* OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@JohnDoe-on6ru]

Most terrifying weapon award goes to the war cleaver.

[@eXtreamAngel]

Need to mention about few things: - All Lances can deal "Rush damage" that starts after 5 seconds of horse sprinting. There can be Light Lance, Balanced Lance, and so on. - If you use Shields with lances, then damage is reduced by 35%, and no more than 35%. Lance on the foot is total garbage, so if you have a crossbow as your secondary weapon, then equip 4th melee weapon and not shield, cuz sometimes you will meet rouges in the villages or bandits and you need to have something that you can use for fight. - Siege Crossbow has modifier "Masterpiece" and it's not that easy to find + it's very expensive for the beginning of the game.

[@Erduk]

I'm a fan of the black handled Balanced Two Handed Sabre. 47 damage, 99 speed and 120 reach. It's far better than the war cleaver ever could hope to be.

[@VyBnSaturn]

Watch me whiff, now watch me nae nae.

[@Dekkalies]

You are something out of SP with that war cleaver. Excellent. WAR CLEAVER, YEAH

[@fbritannia]

Which setup do you have for attck, with keys, or mouse? And horse movement is by mouse or keys, when you're in melee mode?

[@hasanjudge1]

Great long axe can be up to 42000c if you have 10k strength in real life the weight of that axe is 300kg and can cut dinosaurs

[@_Mutt_]

hasanjudge1 underrated comment

[@cesartheimperator3525]

I so love The great bardiche and the war hammer :)

[@malnutritionboy]

+cesar the imperator do you even England bro (english)

[@cesartheimperator3525]

Nope I'm French :/

[@xBeauGaming]

+cesar the imperator I prefer the long great bardiche if I'm going to do lots of kiting.

[@cesartheimperator3525]

The great long bardiche cannot be usefully use on an horse so I don't love it.

[@drakeleslie3341]

Interesting video man!

[@otakuowl1023]

I tried warband during the free trial on steam, after a few minutes I had to get the whole collection. I was and am so happy with it, only problem is I really suck, but then I found your guides! I FLIPPEN LOVE YOU AND YOUR CHANNEL YOU MOUNT AND BLADE BEAST YOU!

[@xBeauGaming]

+Issei Senpai Great bud, hope you made it thru all 20 guides :D They will be there as you progress in the game, so thanks for subbing.

[@artfuldodger5698]

My favorites: Sword - Bastard sword: It look great and can be used 1 or 2 handed Cutter - Elite scimitar Shield - Huscarls round shield on horse, heavy board shield on foot. Heater shields for being all round in terms of size price resistance and hp. Lance - Great lance for its reach, so that you don't get lanced while charging. Jousting lance for blunt damage. Any counched lance pretty much 1 shot a king harlaus. Short lance for siege/battlefield hybrid if you dont have a long axe. Bow - War bow for damage, hunting or short bow if you want to become a machine gun. Practice arrow is not available normally but is really good because of its quantity. Crossbow - siege crossbow Horse - Courser for looks and speed, saddle for easy to ride, lame sumpters for cheap, chargers for health and looks. Armor - plate armor, plate boots, horned great helm, gauntlets for protection. Heraldic anything for looks. Mail shirt, byrnie, nordic helm for easy to get from sea raider. Blunt - flanged mace and armor, iron mace for cheap. Two handed - polehammer, bardiche. I dont like the great long axe because it can be used to thrust. Throwing - there are no good throwing weapons. Only reason to loot them is to sell them. Think of veteran horse archers with javelins.

[@WastePlace]

Throwing weapons are dope honestly, heavy throwing axes go hard

[@CNK0688]

Guess you never played Prophesy of Pendor

[@icarorodrigues8501]

I love the lances, they are way too overpowered, dealing 152 couched lance damage is really gratifying

[@badluck9749]

Wow! Masterwork weapons do a lot of damage? That's crazy!

[@Ersatz229]

I found a masterwork sabre on the body of king ragnar I use it now

[@whyquit44]

King Ragnar can't die Bruh

[@Ersatz229]

whyquit44 He was knocked out

[@khannismail3010]

then say you looted it after a battle with him

[@dcs3395]

How do you know it was his?

[@khannismail3010]

he can't know, just looted

[@EmilicoYamigos]

What about the Morningstar?

[@sariosario6631]

It's 2021 and I still watch this for some advice

[@suicidalsodacan]

Personally, I like the great bardiche for the same role as the war cleaver. 50 swing damage, a tiny bit more reach, and extra damage to shields...two hits tops to destroy a shield, and one hit to the face killes pretty much anybody (some vassals take two...and if you miss the head sometimes takes a second hit. But no one survives two hits from the thing), even on foot. It's my main weapon of choice when it comes to getting behind a group and hacking people up during sieges....and on top of that, it's a pole arm, so goes really well with a lance as they use the same weapon skill.

[@MortalKombat033]

My God I hate these Hilary ads

[@MisterMasterMuffinMa]

Won't be seeing many of those anymore.

[@matthawkins8626]

8:55 Snake...? Snake? SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!?

[@Aatell764]

So random hahahaha

[@billwalsh2717]

Yet another video on how to Op yourself without having any skill sets to play the game! Blows my mind of why you would pay for such a complex and amazing game to find a way to Op yourself at level 20.

[@lukedontknow9283]

Nice shooting with the bow

[@MaskanRill]

Heavy Great Long War Axe... I think that's the best weapon in the game myself.

[@peterathanasopoulos2274]

Tough

[@TheAl2kas]

Man of culture

[@CountArtha]

So Robert Baratheon had the right idea, eh?

[@kvmairforce]

Haha. In real life, swords for the most part weren't all that useful compared to other weapons. Hollywood just sensationalized them.

[@CountArtha]

Sinbreaker Swords are versatile weapons that can cut, thrust, parry, and grapple - good on offense AND defense, good against armor AND soft targets. Their main selling point is that they can be worn as a sidearm.

[@kvmairforce]

I'm assuming you know a little about weapon history. Not saying they aren't good for a lot of different uses, but they have a lot of drawbacks. Overall specialized weapons were used much more often in armies and war. Swords were often secondary weapons. By the 16th century they were nearly useless if fighting plate armor. I mean if you think about it, what is the point of wearing armor if it can't protect against anything?

[@CountArtha]

Sinbreaker Exactly. Swords were the easiest weapons to carry (besides a knife or dagger, of course), so they basically filled the same role that pistols do today. A spear or lance was the best weapon to have, but a sword made a splendid backup weapon.

[@amediocrefan748]

Speed bonus applies for bows and crossbows too, so you will knock out charging horses if they're charging directly at you

[@Reachermordacai]

I'm new to mount and blade and so I picked up Warband yesterday. I lost a jousting tournement because I never knew you had to lower the joust with the "x" button and that when the circle was red you need to wait til gray. Cheers

[@yvesdewaele4387]

Where is the bardiche? I had one that had like 53 damage. How about that being OP?

[@gamechatpodcast]

ik the heavy great bardiche hits like a truck that has explosives in it. jk but it dishes out some serious damage

[@pepebeezon772]

uses cheat to beat some forest bandit with 1/4 damage, can't wait to see how you get rekt in multiplayee

[@OchaFauzan01]

I don't like Herodotus worse case if he actually pirated this game lmao

[@Debbiebabe69]

My favoured setup: Sieges - MW siege xbow, bolts, morningstar, huscarl shield. Xbow is to jellify the enemy rampart archers, Morningstar is great because it gives pierce damage, and when you get close enough to the enemy spawnpoint archers they stop shooting you, you can put the shield away, go 2H, and 1-shot all the spawn point archers that appear. You can do this at chokepoints too, if a friendly knight is taking the enemy sword blows, go 2H, with overhead swings - often you put a foe to sleep with every swing doing this without ever taking any steel into your own body. Open field - Lance, warcleaver or 2H sabre, morningstar, shield, spirited courser. Lance is obvious, the cleaver/sabre is for when you have room to ride and utilise the reach of it, but most of the time its get stuck in with the morningstar and shield. Front row companions (*4) - Highest powerdraw bow they have the skill for, arrows, sword+board. (or morningstars if you can get them), toughest horse they can ride. Back row companions (*4) - Highest strength xbow they can use, bolts, sword+board, lame or swaybacked sumpter horse (so they dont charge in ahead of the knights). Basically any companion that does not have 1) a shield, and 2) a horse, is a passenger in your party.

[@civilwildman]

Never got the hang of using a bow, crossbow or thrown weapon in this game to this day, ESPECIALLY on horseback.

[@paulpaulio6037]

your using that lance all wrong, you can use the great lance just by pressing left click like normal and you still kill a shitload of people. Couching a lance vs real people is a fucking stupid idea because they will almost always move, you need to use its massive reach and left click for direction.

[@nggaknormal]

+paul paulio if you talk about the multiplayer, yeah, but not on campaign

[@paulpaulio6037]

Raka Nggaknormal true, but its good to get practice in in singleplayer

[@HladgerdKissinger]

Those shields aren't going to break easily without a couched lance dude. Besides, the click-poking is so slow that you need skill to time it. Skill that you do not need if you couch that lance.

[@paulpaulio6037]

RageWinRAR No they're not, but if you have skill as you say you can aim above them for the head. And seeing as I'm talking about multiplayer it's fair to say if all you do is couch on horseback and wait for that perfect strike, you'll likely kill 1 or 2 people tops in a 10 minute game.

[@zacboughton4205]

You can't block a couched lance but you can block a thrusted one. The pros couch. Its all about how you control your horse

[@WikterRor2807]

Sorry Man But You Dont Know- Much Of This Game

[@nickkubash]

Perhaps give some insight as to the *why* you think this way? Those who are new would appreciate your perspective, if it's correct.

[@Gridironwarplans]

Can I Ask You Something Why Do You Capitalize Every Word Like This? I See People Do It A Lot And I Am Curious Why People Do It.

[@jorgejohnson875]

@@Gridironwarplans I Think It Is Because Either They Are Stupid Or Maybe English Isn't Their First Language, But If It Is Their First Language They Have No Excuse.

[@andreteixeira8189]

"Right in his back!" +69% speed bonus...

[@marwaneakef7435]

holy shit thanks man i was looking for strong weapons lol

[@awanderer7132]

I never understood how to use lances I know you have to ram with them at high speeds but I can't tell when to release the attack button Also using a lance on foot is terrible at least for me

[@hunterhu5900]

You don't use the attack button when using a lance. Go at full speed, wait till the lance gets couched, aim with the mouse.

[@awanderer7132]

Hunter HU what's couching? call me a noob but I have no idea what that is

[@oakleypopadynetz9282]

Tyler Keaton it is when your Lance is down

[@awanderer7132]

Walreeses Pieces ty for the response though i had already looked up what it was

[@Th0m4zzzz]

couching takes a long time, if you want to attack faster you just have to aim at an enemy while attacking with your lance. It takes some practice but the damage is almost the same, as long as you have some speed while doing it

[@ignex3810]

Horse archery? Khergits. Lances? I'm not good at that. Cleaver? I use that for infantry. Crossbow? I prever Khergit horse archery. Masterwork Great Sword? I prever multiplayer. Heavy Great Hammer? I don't like it. Byebye!

[@theNoahPark]

I thought when you work as a vieger lord and you capture a lot of castles under their kingdom, then the king offers you a specific weapon that represents their faction. For the viegers it was Ivery Bow which was 99 accuracy and 100 damage and a fast speed rating

[@dunnoboah]

9:03 CLEEVUR PEHN! You should really do some videos of you playing with that voice XD its hilarious. One grunt you did before also sounded ALOT like solid snake XD

[@Cheddarpuma2]

why all the dislikes? this video was entertaining and slightly informational

[@gytisn.9684]

because someone fav weapon wasnt in video smh

[@GoodNight0wl]

Or because they are comparing weapons in vanilla to mods.

[@Christian-oi7sd]

because he doesn't know how to edit

[@b34113411]

because he's a giant fcking noob

[@nelson08666]

he dont even know wich are the over powered weapons of the game. so he is basically showing a bad gameplay of a cheated game.

[@elliotjohnson548]

400000+ Denars. gg

[@ItzBearandBluey]

+Blizzard Blaze CTRL+X in inventory screen

[@elliotjohnson548]

+SnipeLikeVasya even on Mac?

[@ItzBearandBluey]

Idk, You have to enable cheatis in the config too. You know where you pick your mod, here's a list see if any work AI takes over you character in battles CTRL+F5 Completely heals you CTRL+H Completely heals your horse CTRL+Shift+H Damage yourself CTRL+F3 Deactivate Cheat Menu Ctrl + ~ (then type in 'nocheatmenu' no '') Fast Forward waiting at map Ctrl + space Gives experience to the selected party member CTRL+X Gives you 1000 XP in the character screen CTRL+X Greatly increases all of your weapon proficiencies CTRL+W In the inventory it gives you 1000 Gold CTRL+X Knock unconscious all enemy troops Ctrl+Alt+F4 Knocks out all enemies zoomed into. (Holding shift and looking at) Ctrl+Shift+F4 Knocks out all of your troops Ctrl+Shift+F6 Knocks out one of your troops Ctrl+F6 Knocks unconcious an enemy after a number of presses CTRL+F4 Let's you see everything except hideouts on the World Map CTRL+T Level Up Shift + L On the World Map, teleports your party to where you click CTRL+Left Click Slow Motion (Press again to turn on or off) CTRL + F9 Stop the time at battle Ctrl + F11 Upgrade all available units to that path. Ctrl + Left Click

[@xBeauGaming]

+SnipeLikeVasya That's for scrubs, you export your character, edit the text file and import.

[@xBeauGaming]

+Blizzard Blaze It's just for demonstration

[@ghostreaper111]

What arrows were you using with that master work strong bow?

[@AvengerAtIlipa]

My List (in no particular order) 1. Light Crossbow - can be used on horseback 2. Morningstar - Can crush through blocks, can be used with a shield, can be used on horseback 3. Light Lance - fastest lance and can still out-reach the others with a thrust 4. Nordic Sword - Easy to get and probably the best early game sidearm 5. Military Pick - Incredibly fast and good against armor 6. Siege Crossbow - no annoying power draw requirement

[@kvmairforce]

From my experience, the bow is by far the greatest weapon. You can take over towns by yourself. I can take out 100+ men in the open field by myself rather quickly.

[@simondean8213]

I can do that with the heavy bastard sword, which is the best sword imo

[@chickenman1801]

You can kill 100+ men with 30 arrows? nice

[@x-rhoden-x6477]

Chicken Wilson I think he carries 90 arrows with no melee weapons. He can also go back to his baggage and get extra arrows during a battle.

[@chickenman1801]

"rather quickly"

[@chickenman1801]

plus, without a melee weapon, how can he rid shield men?

[@tulip5210]

Dude i am horrible at lancing. Like its really difficult haha

[@thatoneguy7495]

Tulop yeah I can't get the hang of it either

[@gildedphoenix]

It is all about horse, riding and polearm and its skill. If you have enough(or maxed) riding to ride a fast horse, your lancing damage trns into one-shot-kill, if you have high polearm skill, it lets your polearm turn faster (they are like battleship turrets, takes a long-ass time to reach your aim), and depends on your lance, if the lancce it TOO long, it is harder to aim like the one in the vid. it has 320(smth like that) reach that lets you lance your lacing opp and thus, protect your squad from the lanced fate. Or if you use a Khergit type lances (which resembles spears more than a lance) they have less reach, but fast. You may not even need shouldering those lances. because the thrust you make with that is completed much more early then the long-ass one. But while playing, you need to calculate the movements, which requires practice.

[@thatoneguy7495]

i see

[@gildedphoenix]

Also, Unless you are facing against Rhodok inf or Khergits, just use smaller lances. Otherwise great Lance is the breather you are looking for.

[@jianghaoyoutube5017]

I'm planning to train 800 max troops and storing them in the castle. I will again start my kingdom when I'm ready. I have 5 castle at the moment but when back then I had a kingdom, everyone declare war against me...

[@monsieurkitsune1121]

I didn't play native enough, but if you try to use these slow two-handed weapons in prophesy of pendor, you will be blown away in seconds, because enemies instantly change their attack after you try to block, so you just have to right click like an idiot. Or even more likely you will get an arrow to your face from another side of the map.

[@mbchudno]

M&B is pretty well balanced. Every weapon has its function and reason its in the game. Hell, one of my favorite weapons were war spear since it was short enough to use on land well and long enough on horse back. And its a lot shorter then lances. But its faster and you can actually fight close range with it. And with lance, you pretty much have to waste another slot in your inventory for another weapon. Considering you only have 4 and adding shield in the mix, that leaves you with no ability to have bow. So this video is highly subjective and brings very little value exept to hear about favorite weapons of the videos author. It does not represent actual game state in any way.

[@Caststriker]

+mbchudno Well it doesent say Overpowered Loadouts lol

[@paperwings2589]

Ur kinda cringe but it's ok we can all be friends he thanks for the info

[@claudealpha2090]

I personally think the balanced long awlpike is much better than balanced greatlance because of it's superior normal damage, couch lancing deals a ton of damage, indeed, but you don't get many kills with it in fights against armies, I find that I get way more kills with the long awlpike during army battles than the greatlance, because you don't have to wait for that couch lance recovery and you can deal a lot of damage even without a speed bonus.

[@alsalthree]

How do you turn in the saddle? Is it in the options where the melee only is the default?